Namibia: Water Is Life: Namibia Cannot Keep Failing Its People – Opinion

Every year, around this time, the same story plays out across northern Namibia: dry taps, long queues at communal water points, and frustrated families wondering why the most basic necessity of life – water – remains so hard to come by.

NamWater issues its seasonal warning, urging citizens to use water sparingly because supplies are running low. Then, silence.

We all know this is not new. Namibia is, by definition, a dry country – one of the driest in sub-Saharan Africa.

But…